Teaching & Research Assistants

Research Assistants and Teaching Assistants are listed here along with their major, advisor, and e-mail address. If you note any incorrect information, please visit the EAS Office Support Ticket System.

Teaching Assistants
Afzal, Amna Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Qi Fu Thesis: "Quantification of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Southern Texas" Office: SR1 Rm.307A
Akinyemi, Daniel Oluwaseun PhD Geophysics and Seismology Advisor : Dr. John Castagna Email: odakinye@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm 319
Alam, Mohammad Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck Thesis: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in air, water, and soil and their impact on air quality Email: malam22@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.129
Anshika, FNU Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck Thesis: Analysis of Phthalates using the two-dimensional gas-chromatography mass spectrometer to study their occurrence in Houston, Texas Email: fanshika@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 413
Arshad, Zoonash Ph.D. Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Hua-Wei Zhou Thesis: Machine Learning in Earthquake Seismology Email: Office: SR1, Rm.
Aucamp, Tarryn Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Thomas Lapen Thesis:Constraining Martian Mantle Heterogeneity Through Isotopic and Textural Variations Observed in the Depleted Shergottites. Email: taucamp@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.318
Baker-Stahl, Lucille Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Brandee Carlson Thesis: Modeling source to sink surface processes in periglacial landscapes Email: lbakerst@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.336E
Bailey, Debra Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Geology Advisor:Dr Ny Riavo Voarintsoa Thesis: Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Biogenic and Abiotic Carbonates Email: dlbaile2@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.328
Bibi, Salma Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappengluck Thesis:TBD Email: sbibi@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.318
Bhattarai, Ashish Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Yuxuan Wang Thesis: Email: abhatt21@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm. 318
Cantoni, Abigail Curriculum Vitae PhD Geology Advisor: Dr. Tom Lapen Thesis Topic: Magmatism on Mars Email: amcanton@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 318
Costello, Ronin Ph.D Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Yuxuan Wang Thesis: Email: rscostel@uh.edu Office: SR1 413
Daniel, Michael Curriculum Vitae PhD Geology Advisor: Dr. Mike Murphy Thesis: Analog Sandbox Modelling, thermochronology, and GPS strain analysis to understand the role of lateral/oblique ramps in deformation of a fold and thrust belt, western Nepal Email: mdaniel3@uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.336A
Dimri, Rijul Curriculum Vitae Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Applications of Graph Neural Networks and Advanced Deep Learning in Improving predictions and Understanding of Air Quality and Weather Email: rdimri@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.426G
Ejaz, Muhammad Nauman Curriculum Vitae Ph.D Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Hua-Wei Zhou Thesis: Email: mejaz2@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.335
Enger, Amberlee M.S. Geology Advisor: Michael Antonelli Email: ajenger@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.319
Gad, Mohamed Ahmed Ph.D. Geophysics Advisor: Dr. John Castagna Thesis: Reservoir Characterization Using Physics-Informed Machine Learning Email: mgad@uh.edu Office: SR1 136
Ghimire,Riwaj Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Aibing Li Thesis: Email: rghimire@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm. 318
Goldenberg Araujo, Breno M.S. Geology Advisor: Dr. Julia Wellner Thesis: Differentiating turbidites and contourites in a Miocene-Pleistocene deep-water drift deposit, offshore West Antarctica. Email: Bgolden2@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.303A
Guess, Zachary M.S. Geology Advisor: Michael Antonelli Email: Zaguess@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.318
Harris, Makenna M.S. Geology Advisor:Dr. Brandee Carlson Thesis:Investigating the magnitude and timing of post-fire sediment transport in the Texas Panhandle shrublands Email: mharri28@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 336E
Javid, Abdolrazzagh Ph.D. in Geophysics & Seismology Advisor:Professor John Castagna Thesis: Email: Office: SR1
Jeba, Farah Curriculum Vita Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor:Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck Thesis:Analysis and method development for Phenolic compounds Email: fjeba@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 405
Jia, Sui Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Alex Robinson Thesis: Subduction timing and orogenesis from two perspectives Email: sjia3@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 238
Kalu, Divine Victor Chimaobi Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Geophysics Advisor: Dr Jiajia Sun Thesis: Application of Machine Learning Approaches in Inversions and Uncertainty Quantification Email: dckalu@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.126
Karaca, Onur Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Shuhab Khan Email: sokaraca@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.234
Kashfi Yeganeh, Arash Curriculum Vitae Advisor: Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Improved Understanding on Source Contributions Using Adjoint Technique and Inverse Modeling Email: akashfiy@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.414
Kumar, Bhupender Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Geophysics and Seismology Advisor: Dr. Aibing Li Thesis: Email: bkumar@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.
Lehrmann, Asmara Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Candidate in Geology Advisor: Dr. Julia Wellner Thesis: PSignature of deglacial history in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, since the Last Glacial Maximum Email: aalehrmann@uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.303
Maqway, Melania D Ph.D.: Geology Advisor: Dr. Michael Antonelli Thesis: Constraining Mantle Processes and Links to Crustal Recycling Using Calcium Isotope Variability in Oceanic Island Basalts. Email: mdmaqway@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.318
Lama, Pragya Curriculum Vitae Ph.D Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Aibing Li Thesis: Building a 3D Anisotropy Model to Study the Geophysical Structure of Northeastern America: Insights into the Existence of the Cape Verde Hotspot Track and the Origin of the Great Lakes Email: plama@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.126
Masaryk, Abe Okayli Advisor: Dr. Yingcai Zheng Thesis: Non-linear dynamics of metamorphic geological systems Email: ajokaylimasaryk@uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 327 A
McLaughlin, Jack MS Geology Advisor: Dr. Regina Capuano Thesis: Email: jrmclaug@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.
Muhammedy, Nabeel MS Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Robert Stewart Thesis:Investgating Mechanical Properties of Iron-Nickel Meteorites Email: nbmuhammedy@uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm. 138
Nelson, Delaney Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Atmospheric Science Thesis Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis Title: A Diverse and Comprehensive Air Quality Modeling Analysis of Houston, Texas: How Will Changing Emissions, Energies, and Industries Impact the Air and Human Health? Email: dlnelson3@uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm 426G
Nwafor, Basil Onyekayahweh Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Geophysics and Seismology Advisor: Dr. John Castagna Thesis: Relating time-lapse seismic monitoring results of CO2 plumes in the Sleipner project, North Sea, to depositional systems and interpretation of the storage complex seismic data. Email: bonwafor@uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 327 A
Oware, Raymond Kwaku Twumasi Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Youtong Zheng Thesis: Assessing DOE's global storm-resolving model simulations of deep convection Email: roware@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.318
Parsons, Jake Ph.D. Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Yingcai Zheng Thesis: 3D fracture characterization using an elastic double-beam method & characterization of lower mantle heterogeneities beneath Japan using differential SKS traveltimes Email: jparsons@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 131B
Pudasaini, Anuska Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Julia S. Wellner Thesis: Meltwater facies of Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica Email: apudasai@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 303 A
Quddus,Kazi Fahad Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Yuxuan Wang Thesis: Air Quality Modeling Email: kquddus@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.413
Rawal, Sagar Curriculum Vitae PhD in GeoPhysics Advisor:Dr. Guoquan (Bob) Wang Thesis: Email: srawal@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.
Raza, Ali Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Ny Riavo G. Voarintsoa Thesis: Multiproxy Approach to Study Composition of Stalagmites - Implications for Paleoenvironment Email: araza22@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 328
Reyna, Robby M. S. Geology Advisor:Dr. Regina Capuano Thesis: Groundwater evolution associated with carbon dioxide seep. Email: rrreyna3@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.
Silwal, Rajesh Ph.D in Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Guoquan (Bob) Wang Email: rsilwal2@CougarNet.UH.EDU Office: SR1, Rm.231
Soneye-Arogundade, Olanrewaju Olukemi Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck Thesis: Analysis of Urban Environmental Dynamics: Integrating Solar Radiation, Air Pollution, and Ultraviolet Exposure Email: oosoneye@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 136
Sterna, Christina PhD Geology Advisor: Michael Murphy Email: cesterna@cougarnet.uh.edu
Tavakhsh, Saeed Curriculum Vitae PhD student Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Email: stavakhs@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.414
Wallace, Katelyn PhD Geology Advisor: Dr. Khan kmwalla2@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.236
Younas, Muhammad Ph.D. Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Shuhab Khan Thesis: Email: myounas@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 234
Zanganeh Kia, Hadi Curriculum Vitae Phd. Atmospheric Science Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Atmospheric Science: Building-Resolving microclimate model and Digital Twin for Cloud Chamber Email: hzangane@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.426

Research Assistants
Akinpelu, Jumoke Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann Thesis: Petroleum systems evaluation and basin modeling along the west African rifted margin Email: okakinpelu@uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.427
Appini, Sharmila Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Yingcai Zheng Thesis: Seismic anisotropy in areas of deep earthquakes Email: sappini@uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.129A
Beltran, Ruth Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann Thesis: Tectonic evolution of a hyper-extended, continental rift system and its transition into oceanic crust in the ultra-deepwater Campos basin, Brazil Email: rxbeltra@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.427
Hussain, Ammar PhD Geology Advisor: Dr. Shuhab Khan Thesis: Studies of tectonic geomorphology in western Pakistan Email: ahussain28@uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.234A
Islam, Rashik Curriculum Vitae Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Deep learning and hybrid models for forecasting pollutants in Texas Email: rislam5@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.405
Karim, Irfan Curriculum vitae Ph.D. Atmospheric Science Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappengluck Thesis: Characterizing Emission Sources of CO₂ and CH₄ in Houston using isotopic δ¹³C signatures. Email: ikarim2@uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm. 405
Kayastha, Sagun Gopal Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Integrative Deep Learning Strategies for Enhancing PM2.5 Estimation and Prediction and Assessing Aerosol Interrelationships. Email: sgkayast@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.426G
Khorshidian, Nima Curriculum Vitae PhD in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Examining Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in WRF-Chem-SBM through Assimilated Observations and Anthropogenic Emission Sensitivity Analysis Email: nkhorshi@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.414
Maya, Daniel Curriculum Vitae PhD. Geology Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann Thesis: Crustal structure and basin modeling of the rifted-passive margin of Uruguay and northern Argentina. Email: dmayaortiz@uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.427
Momeni, Mahmoudreza Curriculum Vitae PhD Candidate Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Development of a python-based data assimilation framework focusing on Four-Dimensional Variational (4D-Var) approach to refine air pollutant emissions through observation data Email: mhrzmomeni@uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.426D
Musgrove, Jillian M.S. GeoPhysics Advisor: Dr. William Sager Thesis: is looking at paleomagnetism located at the Walvis Ridge location off the coast of South East Africa Email: jraab@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm.
Payami, Mahsa Curriculum Vitae PhD Candidate Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Deep learning to predict NO2 concentrations in the atmosphere Email: mpayamis@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.426E
Salman, Ahmed Curriculum Vitae (PDF) Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Pollution modeling based on deep learning Email: aksalman@uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 426A
Savrides, Peter Curriculum Vitae Geology MS Thesis Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann Thesis: Basin modeling and hydrocarbon prospectivity of the rifted-passive margin of eastern Canada Email: pcsavrid@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.427
Shahriar, Shihab Ahmad Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Analysis of wildfires and air quality using deep learning and climate modeling Email: sshahriar2@uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.405
Shams, Seyedeh Reyhaneh Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi Thesis: Machine learning estimates of the components of surface pollutants Email: sshams2@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.426B
Shipper, Kenneth Ph.D. Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann Thesis: Crustal structure, stratigraphy, and basin modeling of Guyana, Bahamas Platform, and northwestern Africa Email: kwshipper@uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 427
Toro, Estefani Ruiz Curriculum Vitae M.S. Geology Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann Thesis: Crustal and basinal framework of the Bering Sea and Aleutian arc Email: edruizto@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1 Rm.427
Shahriar, Upal Ph.D. Geology Advisor: Dr. Robert Stewart Thesis: Crustal structure, stratigraphy, and hydrocarbon potential of the the Andaman Sea, India Email: mshahri2@cougarnet.uh.edu Office: SR1, Rm. 427
Wang, Xinyue Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Dr. Xun Jiang Thesis: The radiant energy budget of Saturn Email: xwang216@CougarNet.UH.EDU Office: SR1, Rm 432E

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